unable to read /tmp/mkinitramfs_*

[dino99]

Raring i386 testing (dpkg 1.16.9ubuntu1)

For the new kernel installation from kernel-ppa, i'm downloading the required debs into an empty folder where i can then run dpkg -i from there.

Here is the warning i get while installing a kernel:

....
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.6.6-030606-generic
WARNING: could not open /tmp/mkinitramfs_kG4Wwd/lib/modules/3.6.6-030606-generic/modules.builtin: No such file or directory
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.6.6-030606-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.6.6-030606-generic
....

Then the installation seems to end normally.

[Raphaël Hertzog (hertzog)]

This is not a dpkg bug but one that is triggered by update-initramfs from initramfs-tools. Thus reassigning.

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

This is a known bug, fixed in debian.
Please cherry-pick the patch... or complete the initramfs-tools merge.

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=commitdiff;h=71ece1498644e162e2d7271098e97d52d18ce3e2

[dino99 (9d9)]

Hopes you devs find the time to fix this error. Tried the latest 310.19 from edgers ppa, but still get this issue:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.7.0-030700rc5-generic
modprobe: ../tools/modprobe.c:550: print_action: Assertion `kmod_module_get_initstate(m) == KMOD_MODULE_BUILTIN' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)
WARNING: could not open /tmp/mkinitramfs_iuhZhv/lib/modules/3.7.0-030700rc5-generic/modules.builtin: No such file or directory

[dino99 (9d9)]

debbugs #659866 : Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

[dino99 (9d9)]

Merging 0.109 request call (from Sid)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1079605

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package initramfs-tools - 0.103ubuntu0.4

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initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu0.4) raring; urgency=low

  * [71ece149] Cherry pick mkinitramfs: Copy modules.builtin into initramfs
    (Closes: #659866) (LP: #1075422).
 -- Dmitrijs Ledkovs <email address hidden> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:51:05 +0000